Best Practices for Data Import

Please ensure that your CSV file is UTF-8 Encoded.

There are several ways to do this:

1. Using Microsoft Excel
   Open your CSV file in Microsoft Excel.
   Click File in the top-left corner of your screen.
   Select Save as...
   Click the drop-down menu next to File format.
   Select CSV UTF-8 (Comma delimited) (.csv) from the drop-down menu.
   Click Save.

2. Using Notepad (Windows)
   Open your CSV file in Notepad.
   Click File in the top-left corner of your screen.
   Click Save as...
   In the dialog which appears, select the following options:
   In the "Save as type" drop-down, select All Files.
   In the "Encoding" drop-down, select UTF-8.
   Rename your file using the .csv extension (Example: myproject.csv).
   Click Save.

3. Using Numbers (macOS)
   Open your CSV file in Numbers.
   Click File in the top-left corner of your screen.
   Select Export to... -> CSV...
   Click Advanced options.
   Click the drop-down menu next to Text Encoding.
   Select Unicode (UTF-8).
   Click Next
   Choose a name and location for your new file and click Save.